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GEORGE H. SULLIVAN, OF BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA.

BALlNG-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 271,153, dated January 23, 1883.

Applicationfiled April 13, 1882. (Nomodel.)

To all whom t't may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. SULLIVAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brunswick, in the county of Glynn and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Baling-Presses; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

This invention has for its object to furnish a new and improved baling-press.

It consists essentially in a pair of swinging arms hinged to the presser-box, and having their upper ends notched and arranged about flush with the top of the box, and adapted to support the follower and carry the latter to one side and uncover the press-box.

It consists, further, in a press-box having a vertical partition intermediate its ends, and provided with a vertical slot corresponding to the slots in the ends of the press-box to permit the descent of the presser-beam; and it consists, further, in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, as'will be hereinafter fully described, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an end elevation. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section, and Fig. 4 shows in detail inverted views of one of the side doors of the press-box. Fig. 5 shows in detail an attachment for forming two bales at one operation, and Fig. 6 is a detail view of one of the pawls.

a a are the main sills, suitably formed together by cross-sills a a so as to form a substantial base-frame, which is mounted on wheels, so that it can readily be moved from place to place. On the base or foundation frame the four vertical corner-posts a are supported. The corner-posts, sills, and cross-bars are suitably mort-ised together, so as to provide a strong frame, in which the press-box and other mechanism are held.

11 is the press-box. Its upper portion, I), has the sides and ends fixed rigidly to the from their sides.

framing. The lower portion, N, has the ends, b seated down on base of the framing and held in position by the side pieces or doors, as will be described, and sides or doors 12 I) are so formed and adjusted that they may be taken out when a bale is to be removed from the press. The upper portion, b, has vertical slots or ways I) cut in its ends, through which the ends of the presser-beam, hereinafter described, project. The ends of the presser-beam also move up and down in said slots or ways. The ends I) of the lower portion, N, of the pressbox are removable, and are rested down against the base of the framing and made of suitable size to fit between the said base and lower side of the ends of the upper-portion, and they are held in this position by the side pieces of the lower portion, which side pieces are provided with vertical grooves arranged at proper distances from their edges and adapted to receive the edge of the end piece, as will be described.

- The sides or doors I) b are constructed of a size suitable to cover the sides of the presserbox below the upper portion, and they are provided with the pieces 0 c, project-ed laterally These pieces are extended below the main portion of the doors and provide feet 0 c, which are adapted to be held in suitable sockets arranged in the lower part of theframing, and the upper ends, 0 of these side pieces are cut away, as shown, below the upper portion of the said door and provide shoulders, over which are placed the fasteningrods, hereinafter described.

0 c are the fastening-rods, which are extended across the outer ends of the presserbox, and have their ends turned to form hooks c, which extend down over the shoulders formed on the upper end of the side pieces a, and secure the said side pieces in the position shown in Fig. 1. These fastening-rods are easily handled, and provide'a convenient and efficient fastening for the removable sidepieces or doors I).

c c are vertical grooves formed in the face of the doors Z1 and are arranged to receive and hold the side edges of the end pieces, b

01 is a Windlassshaft properly journaled in the base of the framing, and extended entirely IOO across under the presser-box. Itis provided at either end with a wooden drum, d d, to the inner end of which is secured a ratchet-wheel, (1

d d are levers hinged to the framing in a line with theratchet-wheels d Near the lower end of this lever I hinge the bail d which is extended to, over, and rested on the top of the wheel (1 so that the cross-piece of the bail will engage with theteeth of the said ratchetwheel, as shown. This operating-bail is rested on the ratchet-wheel, and by its peculiar construction with side arms and cross-pieces it is always held in position to engage the teeth when the lever d is worked, as shown.

0 is a pawl. It is composed of the bar 0, having its point arranged to rest on theratchet-wheel 01 and its opposite end pivoted between connecting-pieces 6 which are in turn pivoted to lug on base of frame. Thus the pawl has twojoints, permitting the usual dropping to engage the ratchets, and also permitting the turning of the pawl back away from the wheel, as indicated in dotted lines, Fig. 1,.

by means of which construction it may readily be turned back away from the ratchet-wheel without backing the Windlass, as hereinafter described.

fis the follower-block, secured on the under side of the beam f. In the ends of the beam f, I journal pulleysf g g are arms pivoted at their lower ends to the outer sides of the opposite ends of the framing. The upper ends of these arms are extended above the upper end of the presserbox, and are notched, as shown, to adapt them to receive and hold the beam fand carry the same off to one side, and there support-rit while the cotton or hay to be pressed is being tramped into the presser-box. This is clearly indicated in dotted lines, Fig. 1. In the construction shown it will be observedtlie distance to which the bars 9 may carry the follower-beam is limited by the arms h, which extend upwardly between the bars 9. I do not confine myself to this mode of limiting the distance, however, as itwill be understood this may be accomplished by securing the ropes taut or in any other suitable manner.

h are arms hinged at their lower ends to the opposite sides of the framing, at the four cornets of the same, and are constructed at their upper ends to enter mortise in the ends of cross-pieces h, and thus support these crosspieces in .the position shown in Fig. 1. In portable machines great difficulty is experienced from the height to which the supplementary framing extends, rendering the press top-heavy and otherwise objectionable, and to obviate this difficulty I have hinged the arms h, as described, so the cross-piece may be taken from them, and they may be turned down against the side of the press, thus reducing the height to that of the presser-box only. k are pulleys journaled within the cross-piece h about midway the ends of same.

h are pins extended out from two of the arms h h, against which rest the bars g.

l l are pulleys journaled within the lower part of the framing and in a line over the shaft d.

j k are ropes. The rope j is secured to the drum (1. It is then passed up over the pulley f thence down around the pulleyt', thence upward, and secured to the beam f. he rope is is secured to the beam f and passed up over the pulley 7L2.

By the duplication of the pulleys f i and the arrangement of the lever d it will be seen that I secure great pressure on the cotton or hay.

By constructing the sides and ends of the lower portion of the box removable, and the end pieces being held by the side pieces or doors only, it will be seen that when the fastening-bars are removed the bail will force the end and side pieces away, and may readily be removed. The inner surface of the ends ot the presser-box I form plain and smooth, as shown. The inner surface of the sides of said box are formed to provide a series of inwardlyextended longitudinal projections, .Z, the entire length of the same, and extended the full width of the presser-box, as shown. The under side, I, of these projections is cut inward on a horizontal line in a plane at right angles to the line of pressure, and the upper side of face is beveled from the outer edge of the side Z inward and upward to the inner edge of the projection next above. I have shown theseprojections formed the top of one touching the bottom of the one next. adjacent thereto. It will be understood they might be arranged at some distance apart, and have the horizontal under side and the inwardly-beveled upper side or face, as shown. I prefer, however, the construction I have described. The object and advantage of this construction I will now explain.

When the cotton or hay is being traniped into the presser-box great difficulty is experienced in getting it to sta-ydown when tram ped. By the construction I have shown the cotton or hay is held from rising up when tramped down by the horizontal under side, l, of the projection l. The upper side, being inclined, as shown, permits the cotton or bay to be pressed readily down from one projection to the other as the tramping is continued. By this construction the operation of trampling the cotton down, ready for the press, is greatly facilitated.

Instead of the ratchet 01 a gear-wheel may be fixed to the drum and arranged to mesh with a worm-wheel fixed to a vertical shaft, which shaft may be connected by bevel-gearin g, or in any other manner desired, to steam or other power when it is desired to run the press by power instead of by hand. By using power greater pressure may be secured; but by the arrangement I have shown pressure sufficient for all ordinary purposes may be secured by hand.

A further improvement of my invention is in dividing the press-box into two compart-' ments, and constructing the follower so that two bails may be formed at a single operation, as shown in Fig. 5, in which I show an attachv ment whereby I make two small bailsinstead of one large one. It consists in a partition, m, formed as wide as the inner side of the presserbox, and secured midway between the two ends, as indicated in dotted lines, Figs. 2, by screws, or by cutting grooves in the sides of the presser-box and sliding the partition down into the said grooves, as may be most convenient. m is a slot out down from top of the partition to admit the beam in the operation of pressing. I provide a filling-piece, m fitted to the slot at, and provided with cleats m fixed to the opposite sides, and extended beyond the edge of same, soas to project over the joint and form guides to hold the filling-piece in position, when the filling-piece is slid down into the slot m when the cotton or hay is being trampled in. When the trampling is accomplished and the cotton is ready for pressing, the piecem is removed, and the operation of pressing is accomplished, as will be described. When I use the partition I arrange the two central boards of the follower-block sufficiently far apart to slide on either side of the partition'm.

In the operation of my invention I raise the follower-block and beam to the position shown in dotted lines, Fig. l. The cotton or hay is then placed in the pressing-box and trampled, as described. When sufficienthas been tram ped in I place the presser-block over the box and operate the lever, and the follower is pressed down on the cottonor hay till it is sufliciently pressed. The fastening-bars are then raised, and the sides or doors removed, and the halo is tied in the ordinary manner, and the pawl c is raised and the bale is removed.

In releasing the pawl it is not necessary to back the Windlass, as is ordinarily "the case; but by placing a small rod under the bars to which the pawl is pivoted and raising them till the said joint is above a line of the point of application of pawl to the ratchet the pawl will be forced back and the ratchet is released. The ratchets being arranged on the same shaft, the operation ot'one simultaneously actuates the other, and the pressure is equal on each side of the press.

When the bail has been pressed and it is desired to raise the presser-block, this may be accomplished by unloosing the ropej from the windlass and attaching the rope 7c thereto,

when by means of operating the lever the presser-block may be raised. When the block has been raised above the press-box the beam may be rested on the notches in the top of pivoted bar 9, and turned to one side out of the way, as shown.

It will be observed that the bars 9 are arranged on the outer side of the arms' h, and that the arms it will limit the distance to whichthe arms 9 may carry the follower-block.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1S-.-

1. The combination, with the press-box and the follower f, of the swinging bars g, arranged on the outer side and at opposite ends of the press-box, and pivoted at their lower ends to swing freely to and fro, and having their upper ends extended above the top of the pressbox and provided with suitable seats or notches, and arranged to turn under the beam of the followers, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, substantially as set forth, of the presser-box, the bars g, pivoted at their lower ends and notched at their upper ends, the arms h, hinged and projected upwardly and inclined outwardly between the bars 9 and the beam f, and follower f, arranged substantially as described.

3. In a cotton or hay press, the portion b composed of the side pieces 11 and the and pieces, b the side pieces b being formed with vertical grooves 0 and the end pieces, b being seated in the grooves 0 in combination with the bars 0 having their ends turned and rested over the shoulders formed on side pieces b substantially as described, and for the purposes set forth.

4. The combination, substantiallyas hereinbefore set forth, of a press-box having vertical slots in its ends, a partition dividing the pressbox into compartments, and provided with a vertical slot corresponding to and in line with the end slots in the presser-box, and the follower-beam constructed to enter the slotsin the pressbox and partition, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination, substantially as hereinbetore set forth, of a press-box, a partition placed in and dividing the press-box into two compartments, and provided with a vertical slot to permit the descent of the presser-beam into the press-box, a filling-piece or slide placed within and removable from the slot in the partition, and means for holding the filling-piece or slide in the slot.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE H. SULLIVAN.

Witnesses:

WM. H. ANDERSON, G. P. Ronna'rs. 

